The home of suspected bomber Paul Rosenfeld on Slocum Ave. in Tappan Oct. 11, 2018.

Peter Carr, pcarr@lohud.com

TAPPAN - Tree-lined Slocum Avenue was quiet on Thursday morning during a heavy on-and-off rain, a day after the FBI and local authorities swarmed the dead-end street and found a 200-pound bomb in the basement of Paul Rosenfeld's home.

No one answered the door at the accused bomb-maker's two-story burnt-red-colored home, with its expansive back yard and attached building.

The home of Paul Rosenfeld on Slocum Avenue in Tappan.

The home of Paul Rosenfeld on Slocum Avenue in Tappan.

Peter Carr, The (Westchester County, N.Y.) Journal News

A trailer with a sailboat sat in the front yard, plastered with a sticker that read, "Nyack Boat Club 2016 annual dues."

A large maple tree stands in the front yard, almost obscuring the front of the home, with its enclosed porch and attached addition in the backyard.

Two newspapers with "The Wall Street Journal" stamped on plastic bags sat on the walkway leading to the front steps, decorated with flower arrangements and small pumpkins.

Rosenfeld, 56, is being held without bail following his arrest on accusations that he planned to blow himself up with a 200-pound bomb on Election Day on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

His neighbors along the street of large homes and sprawling front lawns declined to talk about Rosenfeld.

Buddy and Linda Clark, a couple from nearby Northvale, New Jersey, drove up to Slocum Avenue out of curiosity

Buddy Clark called the bomb plot "craziness in today's day and age. What can I say: you can get eight pounds of black powder and make a bomb. I guess you can get anything off the Internet."

Linda Clark said not liking people or making a political statement is no reason to blow people up.

"Why would you want to hurt all those people?" she said. "What does that solve — nothing. Absolutely, the man needs help. ... I feel sorry for his family."

Rosenfeld bought the house for $255,000 in January 1998 with his wife Mary Ellen Lovrin, also known as Mary Ellen Rosenfeld, and his brother, David Rosenfeld, according to a deed on file with the Rockland County Clerk's Office.

The house is assessed at $153,600 with an estimated market value of nearly $307,000. Rosenfeld and his wife bought out David Rosenfeld in 2008.